Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Number of memory slots
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT6103L
Networking features
- P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Dual Gigabit
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Ethernet/Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of P5MT-C, P4M890M-L
38 specifications	A ASUS P5MT-C motherboard Intel® E7230 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5MT-C View product	B MSI P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P4M890M-L View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Rage XL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	VIA VT6103L
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI-E x8 5x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	- 1 PCI Express x 16 - 2 PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraATA 33 / 66 / 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel - 1 x Serial port (COM 1) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x Audio I/O (6 in 1) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x IEEE1394 (optional) - 1 x RJ45 LAN jack - 1 x VGA port

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